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Although nobody has been successfully prosecuted, so that has added to the sense of grief of the families over the years. they are keen that the whole truth about 0magh comes out, though they are keen, the families campaigning for the inquiry, that this is not seen to shift the blame away from the bombers who planted the explosive device in the centre of 0magh in that summer. they say that it will always be those dissident republicans in the real ira who were to blame for the loss of life and the devastating effect on so many otherfamilies here — more than 200 people were injured in the bomb...

Full quarter of a century - in 1998. it is extraordinary that a full quarter of a century later, i full quarter of a century later, this public inquiry has been announced. it this public inquiry has been announced.— announced. it is. for those families. — announced. it is. for those families, time _ announced. it is. for those families, time has - announced. it is. for those families, time has stood i announced. it is. for those i families, time has stood still. announced. it is. for those - families, time has stood still. they have been searching every single day and put all of their ener...

Should do just that. nonetheless, micheal martin, the irish foreign minister, has said he will be consulting with his ministerial colleagues in dublin, including the minister forjustice, to decide on their next steps. the cross—border element to all of this may well be important in that the bomb was transported into 0magh from the other side of the irish border. so this has been a long—running story now, nearly a quarter of a century since the bomb exploded just yards from where i am standing now in the town centre of 0magh on a saturday afternoon in august 1998. in terms of lives lost, th...

Bombing of the attack, might have been preventable?— bombing of the attack, might have been preventable? the 'udgment of the hiuh been preventable? the 'udgment of the high count been preventable? the judgment of the high court obviously _ been preventable? the judgment of the high court obviously was, - been preventable? the judgment of the high court obviously was, given j the high court obviously was, given the high court obviously was, given the information that was there, the judge felt these inquiries were essential because it may be the case that the bomb in 0magh could have been prev...

Decision and i am keen to explain now to the house why i believe it is also the most appropriate course of action. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in 0magh. we are expecting to hear from the families who have been campaigning for a new inquiry a little bit later this afternoon but i would imagine based on what they have been calling for over a number of years now, they may well be pretty satisfied with what they have just heard from chris heaton—harris, that there is going to be an independent statutory inquiry and at least elements of it will be public. chris heaton—harris said th...